BALTIMORE -- There might come a time when the Baltimore Orioles deeply regret trading away Eduardo Rodriguez for a reliever they kept for only a couple of months.
At this point, however, the Orioles have no problem watching the rookie left-hander excel for the Boston Red Sox. Especially when the result ends up in Baltimore's favor.
Steve Pearce scored in the seventh inning on a wild pitch by Matt Barnes, and the Orioles overcame another sharp outing by Rodriguez in a 1-0 victory Tuesday night.
Four pitchers combined on a five-hitter to help Baltimore win for the fourth time in five games. Chad Roe (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 innings to earn his first AL victory, and Zach Britton got five outs for his 16th save.
Rodriguez allowed three hits and three walks over six sparkling innings. The former Orioles prospect was vying to become the first left-hander since Kazuhisa Ishii of the Dodgers in 2002 to win his first three major league appearances.
Obtained by Boston last July for reliever Andrew Miller, Rodriguez struck out seven and lowered his ERA to 0.44. The 22-year-old has yielded only eight hits and a run over 20 1/3 innings.
"Through three starts, we're looking at a pretty special young man," Red Sox manager John Farrell said.
After spending four years in the Orioles' minor league system, Rodriguez is now a star with one of Baltimore's division rivals.
"I'm sure there's some guys, if they could pick a scenario, that he would pitch well and we'd win," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "I don't wish bad on anybody. I know one thing: The Red Sox will trade with us again. If you always make a pretty even trade, they like working with you."
Barnes (2-1) entered in the seventh and immediately gave up the game's first run. Pearce doubled, took third on a single by J.J. Hardy and came home when Barnes bounced a breaking ball past catcher Blake Swihart.
That was enough to end Boston's three-game winning streak and drop the Red Sox into last place in the AL East.
With two on and one out in the eighth, Britton replaced Roe and struck out David Ortiz and Mike Napoli to blunt Boston's final threat.
Red Sox left fielder Hanley Ramirez was removed in the third inning with a bruised left knee. After fouling a ball off his leg, Ramirez remained on the ground for several minutes before resuming his at-bat. He drew a walk and left for a pinch runner.
Orioles starter Miguel Gonzalez departed in the fifth inning with a right groin strain after giving up four hits and a pair of walks.
"I just didn't feel quite right," the right-hander said.
He was replaced by T.J. McFarland, who got two straight outs to strand a runner on third base.
In the bottom half, Baltimore got two runners on with no outs before Rodriguez retired Manny Machado on a fielder's choice and struck out Delmon Young and Adam Jones. After Jones swung through a third strike, Rodriguez enthusiastically pounded his right fist into his glove four times as he walked off the mound.
"Men on first and second with two outs and then strike him out like that," the lefty said. "It's big for me."
Rodriguez finished with a 1-2-3 sixth inning, getting the final out on a close play at first base in which Nolan Reimold was ruled out after a replay review overturned the initial call.
THIS AND THAT
Red Sox: Rodriguez is the first Red Sox pitcher since 1914 to begin his career with at least seven strikeouts in each of his first three starts. ... Boston has lost seven of its last eight road games. . It was the fifth time Boston has been shut out since May 8.
Orioles: Showalter has 1,286th career wins, one behind Charlie Grimm for 32nd place on the career list. . The last time Baltimore beat Boston 1-0 and neither team recorded an RBI was April 9, 1976.
TRAINERS ROOM
Red Sox: RHP Justin Masterson (right shoulder tendinitis) worked out with the Red Sox on the eve of his third rehab appearance, Wednesday for Triple-A Pawtucket.
Orioles: RHP Kevin Gausman (right shoulder tendinitis) will continue his rehab assignment with a start for Double-A Bowie on Thursday.
ON DECK
Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello starts for Boston on Thursday. He's lost three straight starts and is 3-6 lifetime against Baltimore.
Orioles: LHP Wei-Yin Chen makes his 12th start, looking to double his season win total. He's got a 3.18 ERA, but is 1-4 and winless since May 9.
At this point, however, the Orioles have no problem watching the rookie left-hander excel for the Boston Red Sox. Especially when the result ends up in Baltimore's favor.
Steve Pearce scored in the seventh inning on a wild pitch by Matt Barnes, and the Orioles overcame another sharp outing by Rodriguez in a 1-0 victory Tuesday night.
Four pitchers combined on a five-hitter to help Baltimore win for the fourth time in five games. Chad Roe (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 innings to earn his first AL victory, and Zach Britton got five outs for his 16th save.
Rodriguez allowed three hits and three walks over six sparkling innings. The former Orioles prospect was vying to become the first left-hander since Kazuhisa Ishii of the Dodgers in 2002 to win his first three major league appearances.
Obtained by Boston last July for reliever Andrew Miller, Rodriguez struck out seven and lowered his ERA to 0.44. The 22-year-old has yielded only eight hits and a run over 20 1/3 innings.
"Through three starts, we're looking at a pretty special young man," Red Sox manager John Farrell said.
After spending four years in the Orioles' minor league system, Rodriguez is now a star with one of Baltimore's division rivals.
"I'm sure there's some guys, if they could pick a scenario, that he would pitch well and we'd win," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "I don't wish bad on anybody. I know one thing: The Red Sox will trade with us again. If you always make a pretty even trade, they like working with you."
Barnes (2-1) entered in the seventh and immediately gave up the game's first run. Pearce doubled, took third on a single by J.J. Hardy and came home when Barnes bounced a breaking ball past catcher Blake Swihart.
That was enough to end Boston's three-game winning streak and drop the Red Sox into last place in the AL East.
With two on and one out in the eighth, Britton replaced Roe and struck out David Ortiz and Mike Napoli to blunt Boston's final threat.
Red Sox left fielder Hanley Ramirez was removed in the third inning with a bruised left knee. After fouling a ball off his leg, Ramirez remained on the ground for several minutes before resuming his at-bat. He drew a walk and left for a pinch runner.
Orioles starter Miguel Gonzalez departed in the fifth inning with a right groin strain after giving up four hits and a pair of walks.
"I just didn't feel quite right," the right-hander said.
He was replaced by T.J. McFarland, who got two straight outs to strand a runner on third base.
In the bottom half, Baltimore got two runners on with no outs before Rodriguez retired Manny Machado on a fielder's choice and struck out Delmon Young and Adam Jones. After Jones swung through a third strike, Rodriguez enthusiastically pounded his right fist into his glove four times as he walked off the mound.
"Men on first and second with two outs and then strike him out like that," the lefty said. "It's big for me."
Rodriguez finished with a 1-2-3 sixth inning, getting the final out on a close play at first base in which Nolan Reimold was ruled out after a replay review overturned the initial call.
THIS AND THAT
Red Sox: Rodriguez is the first Red Sox pitcher since 1914 to begin his career with at least seven strikeouts in each of his first three starts. ... Boston has lost seven of its last eight road games. . It was the fifth time Boston has been shut out since May 8.
Orioles: Showalter has 1,286th career wins, one behind Charlie Grimm for 32nd place on the career list. . The last time Baltimore beat Boston 1-0 and neither team recorded an RBI was April 9, 1976.
TRAINERS ROOM
Red Sox: RHP Justin Masterson (right shoulder tendinitis) worked out with the Red Sox on the eve of his third rehab appearance, Wednesday for Triple-A Pawtucket.
Orioles: RHP Kevin Gausman (right shoulder tendinitis) will continue his rehab assignment with a start for Double-A Bowie on Thursday.
ON DECK
Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello starts for Boston on Thursday. He's lost three straight starts and is 3-6 lifetime against Baltimore.
Orioles: LHP Wei-Yin Chen makes his 12th start, looking to double his season win total. He's got a 3.18 ERA, but is 1-4 and winless since May 9.
7:05PM,EDT,June 9,2015
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Pedroia flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Holt grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Machado singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Young struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones walked, Machado to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Wieters struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Ortiz singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Napoli struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Sandoval flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Bogaerts singled to right, Ortiz to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Betts flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Reimold flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Pearce walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Flaherty grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Swihart lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Pedroia flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Holt doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Castillo ran for Ramírez. | 0 | 0 |
| Ortiz lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Machado flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Young flied out to right in foul territory. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Napoli grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Sandoval grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Bogaerts walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Betts fouled out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Wieters singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Reimold walked, Wieters to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Pearce grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Reimold out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Swihart doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Pedroia grounded out to shortstop, Swihart to third. | 0 | 0 |
| McFarland relieved González. | 0 | 0 |
| Holt struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Castillo flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Hardy singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Flaherty hit by pitch, Hardy to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Hardy out at third, Flaherty to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Young struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| T.J. McFarland pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Ortiz grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Napoli singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Sandoval grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Napoli out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Wieters struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Reimold grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chaz Roe pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Bogaerts grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Betts struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Swihart struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Barnes pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Pearce doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| Hardy singled to center, Pearce to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Pearce scored, Hardy to second on wild pitch by Barnes. | 0 | 1 |
| Flaherty sacrificed to pitcher, Hardy to third. | 0 | 1 |
| Machado grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Young flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chaz Roe pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Pedroia hit by pitch. | 0 | 1 |
| Holt walked, Pedroia to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Castillo bunted into fielder's choice to catcher, Pedroia out at third, Holt to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Britton relieved Roe. | 0 | 1 |
| Ortiz struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Napoli struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Junichi Tazawa pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Wieters flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Davis flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Sandoval lined out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Bogaerts grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Betts walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Swihart grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Betts out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Pedroia 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .309 | .374 | .455 |
| Holt RF-LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .298 | .392 | .419 |
| Ramírez LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .275 | .320 | .488 |
Castillo PR-RF
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .235 | .250 | .294 |
| Ortiz DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .219 | .297 | .372 |
| Napoli 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .213 | .315 | .404 |
| Sandoval 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .239 | .303 | .348 |
| Bogaerts SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .297 | .343 | .401 |
| Betts CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .237 | .298 | .368 |
| Swihart C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .211 | .237 | .300 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 160 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Holt (10, González); Swihart (5, González) GIDP: Sandoval Red Sox RISP: 0-8 (Betts 0-1, Ortiz 0-2, Castillo 0-2, Pedroia 0-1, Holt 0-1, Napoli 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Bogaerts-Pedroia-Napoli). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| P M. GONZALEZ (RIGHT GROIN) LEFT GAME TOP 5TH |
| LF RAMIREZ (LEFT KNEE) LEFT GAME TOP 3RD |
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 28,460 (61.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - Cory Blaser, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Chris Guccione |
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